Patents by Inventor Steffen Pharai

Steffen Pharai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Probe tip eject devices and methods thereof for automated diagnostic analysis apparatus
    Patent number: 11486889
    Abstract: Automated diagnostic analysis apparatus for analyzing patient specimens may include a probe to aspirate and dispense a bio-liquid. A probe tip on the probe may require replacement after contact with each bio-liquid. The automated diagnostic analysis apparatus may include a probe tip eject device and a waste chute for controlled removal and disposal of the probe tip to mitigate splattering or splashing of any residual bio-liquid in the probe tip as it is removed from the probe. A sloped ramp in the probe tip eject device may engage and remove the probe tip as it rotates through the probe tip eject device. The waste chute may include guides to transfer a removed probe tip directly into a waste bin without any surface contact by the probe tip. Methods of removing and disposing of a probe tip in an automated diagnostic analysis apparatus are described, as are other aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Ballen, Frank Bakonyi, Steffen Pharai, Domenick Ansalone
  • Probe tip waste chutes and methods thereof for automated diagnostic analysis apparatus
    Patent number: 11415588
    Abstract: Automated diagnostic analysis apparatus for analyzing patient specimens may include a probe to aspirate and dispense a bio-liquid. A probe tip on the probe may require replacement after contact with each bio-liquid. The automated diagnostic analysis apparatus may include a probe tip eject device and a waste chute for controlled removal and disposal of the probe tip to mitigate splattering or splashing of any residual bio-liquid in the probe tip as it is removed from the probe. A sloped ramp in the probe tip eject device may engage and remove the probe tip as it rotates through the probe tip eject device. The waste chute may include guides to transfer a removed probe tip directly into a waste bin without any surface contact by the probe tip. Methods of removing and disposing of a probe tip in an automated diagnostic analysis apparatus are described, as are other aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Ballen, Frank Bakonyi, Steffen Pharai, Domenick Ansalone
  • PROBE TIP EJECT DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210165006
    Abstract: Automated diagnostic analysis apparatus for analyzing patient specimens may include a probe to aspirate and dispense a bio-liquid. A probe tip on the probe may require replacement after contact with each bio-liquid. The automated diagnostic analysis apparatus may include a probe tip eject device and a waste chute for controlled removal and disposal of the probe tip to mitigate splattering or splashing of any residual bio-liquid in the probe tip as it is removed from the probe. A sloped ramp in the probe tip eject device may engage and remove the probe tip as it rotates through the probe tip eject device. The waste chute may include guides to transfer a removed probe tip directly into a waste bin without any surface contact by the probe tip. Methods of removing and disposing of a probe tip in an automated diagnostic analysis apparatus are described, as are other aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Ballen, Frank Bakonyi, Steffen Pharai, Domenick Ansalone
  • PROBE TIP WASTE CHUTES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200386777
    Abstract: Automated diagnostic analysis apparatus for analyzing patient specimens may include a probe to aspirate and dispense a bio-liquid. A probe tip on the probe may require replacement after contact with each bio-liquid. The automated diagnostic analysis apparatus may include a probe tip eject device and a waste chute for controlled removal and disposal of the probe tip to mitigate splattering or splashing of any residual bio-liquid in the probe tip as it is removed from the probe. A sloped ramp in the probe tip eject device may engage and remove the probe tip as it rotates through the probe tip eject device. The waste chute may include guides to transfer a removed probe tip directly into a waste bin without any surface contact by the probe tip. Methods of removing and disposing of a probe tip in an automated diagnostic analysis apparatus are described, as are other aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Ballen, Frank Bakonyi, Steffen Pharai, Domenick Ansalone